Normally closed receptacle.



NORMALLY CLOSED RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13. I9I7.

1,295,765. Patented Feb.25,1919.

3 n mentor- CHARLES H. lKOIRS, OF POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK.

NORMALLY CLOSED RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 191 9.

Application filed June 13, 1917. Serial No. 174,429.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. Kons, a citizen of the United States,residing at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess county, New York, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Normally Closed Receptacles, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to normally closed receptacles and has for itsobject to provide a new and improved automatically acting closure forsuch receptacles. It further has for its object to provide a receptaclein which the closing device can be moved laterally so as to permitaccess to all portions of the receptacle.

It further has for its object to provide means for ventilating suchreceptacles. It is particularly applicable for use in tobacco factoriesfor containing the filler used in making cigars and the like, but isalso useful in"other relations.

The following is a description of an embodiment of my invention,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a front elevation of a receptacle embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, parts being broken away to showinternal features;

Fig.3 is a section on the line 3-3, Fig. 2

Fig. 4 is a partial section on the line 44, Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a detail.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 is a receptacle in theform of a box having a removable cover 2 for the introduction ofmaterial to be contained therein. The front face 3 is cut away at itslower portion so as to leave an opening extending lengthwise of the faceand located at the lower portion of the box. Adjacent to the two ends ofthe opening are two counterbalancing spring rollers 4, 5, each carryinga section 6 of an impervious curtain. The two free ends of the curtainare connected at 77- to a frame 8 moving in suitable guide-waysextending across the front of the container, and carrying an extension 9adjacent to the bottom of the opening, side walls 10 and an abutment 11.12 .is a door hinged at its lower end 13 to the extension 9 and providedwith a spring 14, which nor mally tends to move the upper end of thedoor upward into engagement with the abut- 'ment 11.. The said walls 10extend upwardly from the extension 9 and are adjacent to the sides ofthe door 12 so that when the door is in the position shown in Fig. 4 thereceptacle is closed. When it is desired to reach into the receptaclethe hand is pressed against the door, which then moves to the positionshown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, thus opening the receptacle for theremoval of a portion of its contents. When the door 12 is in theposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, the hands of the user may restupon it while manipulating some of the removed contents. When the handsare withdrawn the door automatically rises to closed position. Thespring rollers 4 and 5 take up the slack in the curtain sections 6 sothat the extension 9, walls 10 and abutment 11 can be moved laterallyineither direction, so as to permit easy access to all portions of thereceptacle, the moving portion, on account of counterbalancing and lightfriction, remaining in any position in which it may be moved.

in order to remove any excess moisture which may be present in thecontents of the box, such moisture .being apt to accumulate in fillertobacco in hot, damp weather, I provide air inlets 15, closed by adamper 16, and also provide anexhaust port 17 connected to the ordinarysuction system 18 commonly employed in cigar factories. This connectionis controlled by a cock 19. The exhaust port 17 is preferably in theform of a perforated head. The container is provided with a perforatedfalse bottom 20 located slightly above the exhaust port 17. The suctionsystem causes air to pass in through the openings 15 and through thecontents of the box so as to keep up a good circulation and remove anysuperfluous moisture when conditions require it. Under other conditions,the exhaust port can be cut off by means of the valve. 19 and the ports15 closed by the damper 16, and moistening pads introduced if moremoisture is desired. 21 is a removable moistening tray adapted tocontain water or moistening pads and carried by a removable wall section22. 7

As will be evident to those skilled in the art, my invention permits ofvarious modifications without departing from the spirit thereof or thescope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: 1. In a normally closed receptacle, the

combination of a container having an opening in its front face, anextension pro ecting from adjacent to one edge of said opening, a doorhinged at one edge to said extension and extending therefrom in aslanting direction toward the plane of said face,

, and walls extending from the plane of said extension and adjacent toopposite sides of said door, said door normally tending to move toclosed position.

2. In a normally closed receptacle, the combination of a containerhaving an opening in its front face, an extension project'- ing fromadjacent to the lower edge of said opening, a door hinged at one edge tosaid extension and extending therefrom in an upwardly slanting directiontoward the plane of said face, walls rising from the plane of saidextension and adjacent to opposite sides of said door, and means forholding said door normally closed.

3. In a normally closed receptacle, the combination of a containerhaving an opening in its front face, an extension projecting fromadjacent to one edge of said open- 1ng, a door hinged at one edge tosaid extension and extending therefrom in a slanting direction towardthe plane of said face,

'walls risingfrom the plane of said extension and a acent to oppositesides of said door, means for holdin said door normally closed, and alateral y movable curtain carrylng said extension and rising walls.

4. In a normally closed receptacle, the combination of a containerhaving an opening in its front face, an extension projecting fromadjacent to one edge of said openlng a door hinged at one edge to saidextension and extending therefrom in a slantmg direction toward theplane of said face, walls extending from the plane of said extension andadjacent to opposite sides of said door, means for holding said doornormally closed, a laterally moving curtain carrymg said extension andrising walls, and counter-balancing spring rollers carrying the ends ofsaid curtain.

. CHARLES H. KORS.

